What Right4me offers YOU
Right4me is a strengths-based, capacity building service that supports you to be your best self - whatever that means for you. We promote neurodiversity, are trauma-informed, and welcome and support LGBTQIA+ identities.
It’s a fine line between 'social coaching' or 'social skills training' versus masking to appear neurotypical. As a neurodivergence-affirming practice, Right4me is NOT here to teach you how to be a 'Correct Human' (does anyone really know how to do that?!). We think you’re awesome just as you are - you don’t need to hide your true self. As well as being exhausting and damaging, if anything masking and camouflaging only hides you from the people out there who want to connect to the real you, in all your glory!
Right4me complies with the NDIS Code of Conduct, which promotes safe and ethical service delivery by setting out expectations for the conduct of NDIS providers and workers. Right4me is currently only able to cater to NDIS participants who self-manage or have a Plan Manager.
To read more about our evidence base and what the research tells us, click HERE!
Relationship + Sex Education
Like we said, Right4me is not here to dim your beautiful neurodivergence in any way. What we can do is help you understand or demystify aspects of relationships (whether romantic or otherwise) that may be confusing to you. We can help you understand what is happening in an interaction, how it might make you or others feel or perceive the situation, and options and strategies you can select from to support positive communication outcomes.
Maybe you’re wondering…. What does dating actually mean, really? How do I meet someone? How can I find out more about LGBTQ+ identities and relationships? What happens if you break up? I really don't want to shower though! What about my sensory preferences? What do you even DO on a date? Argh, I’m just ANXIOUS!
Perhaps you're interested in building friendships, but have zero interest in a romantic relationship. That’s great, and we can explore that too!
Right4me specialises in (and is passionate about!) relationship and sex education for people who are autistic or have intellectual disability. Topics include identity, protective behaviours, feelings, sexual decision making, puberty, personal hygiene and more. Please get in touch to discuss the best option for you or the person you support.
Education + Therapy Support
Tess has over seven years experience as a qualified teacher, spending several of those years focusing specifically on teaching 12-19 year olds with disability. She has trained and coached teachers here and overseas, and is constantly engaging in professional development to upgrade her skills and keep her knowledge current.
This makes Right4me extremely well placed to support your young person with disability to reach their education and therapy goals. Literacy and numeracy support; study skills, planning, organisation, time management; and assignment support are all areas we can help with.
Tess is experienced in using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) including PODD, PECS and Proloquo2Go. She is licensed to create tailored visual supports using the Boardmaker system.
Right4me is happy to collaborate with you and your care team (such as Occupational Therapists, Behavioural Therapists and Speech Therapists) to implement out of session skills practice.
Capacity Building
With postgraduate qualifications in Community Development, Tess takes her strengths-based capacity building framework seriously. By building a personal strengths profile, we can harness all the great things you do and you are as a starting point to develop your capacity to do things like get a job, socialise with peers, live independently, and access the community.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is a particular passion. Skills like regulating emotions, seeking help, interpreting body signals, reading interactions with others are often skills that need to taught explicitly and practiced. We want to re-emphasise that we never try to mould you to 'be neurotypical'! We want you to be you, just with a clearer understanding of what's happening inside you and around you.
Learning new skills by linking in with your special interests can be another effective way to build capacity - how about building literacy skills through cooking lessons? Developing numeracy skills while catching the bus to the shops? Expanding communication skills to enable you to interact in a work environment? Let's get creative!
